# Turkey’s LGBTQ+ crackdown: “Everything can go darker and darker”

https://mins.news/en/video/62071

- DW News, 2026-09-17 04:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W3daF-fYOU

> More than 200 people have been detained in Turkey in a widening crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community, and at least 60 have been jailed, according to a legal rights group. Police raided bars, LGBTQ+ organizations and activists’ homes across 15 provinces, while protests against the crackdown also faced mass arrests. The government says it is protecting children and the family; activists say they are targeted simply for who they are.

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